Search Results: keeping a relationship

Why does he say he doesn’t want to be boyfriend and girlfriend still and wants to stay friends for now but says stuff to make me think otherwise?

I’ve had a crush on a guy for about half a year now and over the past year we’ve become really close. We actually used to be neighbours when we were younger (we’re now both 17) but have only reunited this year. He...

Anonymous

(25-29)

What drives a girl to call a guy and talk for hours?

Context: There's this girl who I'm really into and at the start of our friendship, she let me know that she isn't interested in relationships and that people have asked her out countless times only for her to reject...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Family & Friends

Should I abandon my mother?

Our relationship has always been problematic. She left me when I was 2 to pursue a better life in another country. At around 9/10, I joined her abroad. She wasn’t a great mother. Her boyfriend had a drinking problem and...

victoriaxoxo

Xper 7 Age: 28

Keeping her details or not?

Sorry if you have seen this before, posted in wrong sub. I’m married. I had an inappropriate relationship with an old friend of mine, and stopped before it got physical, just inappropriate texts etc. It’s over, do I...

Helpnextsteps

Xper 3 Age: 36

Tips on how to manage anxiety/depression that is now affecting relationship?

I hope this post doesn't seem like I'm trying to get sympathy. I'm at a loss for what to do and at the lowest point I've ever been at, so I just want some words of advice or knowing others have been through this. I just...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Would you stay in a relationship with someone that say they love you and then all of a sudden they hate your guts and say mean things about you?

Say you and your partner been together for a bit and they tell you they love you and kiss you and hold you etc. Then a few days later they hate your guts and say mean things to you , make you feel that you aren’t really...

Finchie40

Master Age: 48

Break Up & Divorce

How to break up with this guy who I just got into relationship with?

He's 35 years old man who I just into relationship after sharing some personal stories, who's preety busy all the time, keeping me on read, pops up when he needs to jerk his dick. Even though he's treating me like shit, I...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Moving on from a long-time crush?

I've been friends with this guy for 2 years now and 6 months ago I told him I liked him and he didn't know how to respond so we continued like normal friends. Everyone around me tells me he likes me but I don't know if he...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Education & Career

If you were in a teaching role, what would you teach?

Morals? Relationship skills? House keeping skills? Finance?

HOAAH

Guru Age: 40

Why would my ex still want to see me?

It’s been only 2 weeks since we’ve broken up and all of a sudden he has a new girlfriend. I don’t care I been talking to other guys keeping myself busy, even agreed to be just friends. But he still wants to hangout why...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Family & Friends

Would you be okay about your parents being friends with your abusive ex?

I finished my relationship with my ex because he was physically , emotionally and mentally abusive. I ceased all contact with him, but then out of blue he contacted my dad to fix his boiler. Ever since then my ex calls to...

Anonymous

(30-35)

How do I get him to chase me/want me more?

I feel I've settled too easily for him, that it probably would make any other girl appear more desiring than me. I want to be able to keep that spark in my step. But I don't know what I should do, note that this is now an...

Anonymous

(18-24)

Society & Politics

Observations on Behavior in Dating: A Battle Between the Sexes

This may trigger some people because whether you want to admit it or not, everyone does at least a few of these things when dating. I am equally guilty of doing some of these things too. As I have been on this site for a...

DexWest

Xper 7 Age: 33

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I got too attached to someone who doesn’t want a relationship. What do I do?

I started talking to this guy online around this time last year and we clicked right from the very start. It was amazing. Emphasis on WAS. Now, it’s just complicated. He doesn’t want a relationship, fine, I’m not ready...

Anonymous

(18-24)

What's your definition of keeping things "equal" in a relationship?

I've seen this a lot on here. To me, it means INFINITY on both sides :) I've seen some say 50/50. I've seen some who just prefer that neither party gives any effort, so 0/0. The problem with these, in my eyes, is that...

Yads_Is_Back

Guru Age: 29

I've seen this a lot on here. To me, it means INFINITY on both sides :) I've seen some say 50/50. I've seen some who just prefer that neither party gives any effort, so 0/0. The

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He (23M) doesn't want to officially date me (22F) just yet?

We met on a dating app in early March (2020) and went on a date that went great. I had to leave town and don't live that close him so two weeks later we went on a second date. Unfortunately, quarantine started before we...

Anonymous

(25-29)

What do you think are the effects of a late start to dating and sexual experiences?

Based on my current timeline with Covid keeping me in virtual college I don’t expect to have any kind of love life until I’m at least 20. I don’t know the exact average ages for people to start dating and things like that...

Anonymous

(18-24)